Trying to pretend to be human today

Chapter 375 Garden Fountain
Turn around?Turn back?Or don't react?

Several thoughts flashed through Chen Zi's mind. She was trained after all, so she pretended to be shocked, patted her chest, and turned around.

"Who...?" In Chen Zi's imagination, she might see a medical staff member who prevented her from going further, but she didn't want to be a patient in a hospital gown.

Still a foreigner wearing a hospital gown.

A pair of gray eyes were embedded in the skin that was several shades darker than bronze. If you blinked again, it seemed to be grayish brown.

The man's facial features were deep and deep, and it was easy to tell that he was not a native of China, but he spoke fluent Mandarin.

Chen Zi looked at the other party suspiciously and pulled away slightly.

Nothing special, it was just her subconscious that made her do it.

The patient still had a smile on his face and waved hello to Chen Zi. He still asked the same question: "Are you a new nurse? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"...This patient, why are you outside?" Chen Zi answered the question, and said another sentence, "Are you a patient on this floor?"

The black-skinned patient didn't mind that his question was not answered, but answered Chen Zi's question first.

"Isn't it normal for patients to be outside? They are not prisoners." The black-skinned patient said strangely, "I am a patient on this floor, and my ward is over there."

The dark-skinned patient pointed to a ward nearby.

Chen Zi glanced over from the corner of his eye and found that it was a ward facing the nurse's station and facing the stairs.

The door there was now wide open, in stark contrast to the other closed doors.

But it's strange, if the door was always open over there...how could Chen Zi not see it?
The short-haired woman stepped back slightly, her face calm, but in fact she was still a little wary.

It is indeed normal for patients in a mental hospital to move around outside. Except for some special patients, the hospital does not detain prisoners.

But these are a bit abnormal in Ruchuan Mental Hospital. Patients are rarely seen going out. They spend most of their time in their own wards and are monitored.

Take yesterday afternoon as an example. After the ward rounds, Chen Zi did not see a single patient in the corridor, and the dark-skinned patient in front of her was the first one.

After glancing at the open ward with his peripheral vision, Chen Zi continued to talk along the back few doors, as if to see why no one else came out.

As if seeing Chen Zi's doubts, the black-skinned patient explained very naturally: "Their condition is such that they can't just walk outside."

"What do you mean?"

"Hey, you are really new here." The black-skinned patient said in surprise, "There have been a lot of new people recently... Of course the other patients on this floor are not allowed by their illness."

The black-skinned patient gave some examples, all of which were accidents that injured people.

For example, yesterday, a patient seemed to be in a stable condition. The nurse was about to push him out for a walk, but unexpectedly he fell ill again.

After breaking free from the restraints of the wheelchair, without the nurse looking at him for a moment, he climbed to the door of the emergency exit, and then, for no apparent reason, he banged his head against the door.

My head was broken, but the door didn't open. In the end, I was pulled back by the nurses and others, and then locked back in the ward.

"It happened last night in the evening, and that's about it -" the black-skinned patient finished speaking succinctly, his eyes lingering on a certain place, "Ms. Nurse, you seem to have something to say?"

Chen Zi didn't expect that the strange noise he heard yesterday would be answered so quickly, and Chen Zi felt a little strange.

The dark-skinned patient opposite was still continuing alone. He said his name was Gary and that he was a patient who had just been admitted to the fourth floor. He even claimed that he had not been in the mental hospital for a long time.

At this time, the patient named Gary also said that it had been more than ten days, which should be less than half a month.

Talking about the symptoms, the patient touched his chin and introduced himself: "Delusional disorder? There seem to be other problems. Anyway, they are diagnosed by the doctors here. You are a nurse, so it should be easier to know."

The black-skinned patient told him all about his situation like he was pouring beans.

Chen Zi was still listening at first, but after hearing it, she noticed something was wrong.

Why did he call himself a nurse?
The short-haired woman lowered her head and looked at what she was wearing. She was still wearing the same white coat as yesterday. There was nothing to prove that she was working as a nurse.

As for the breastplate, it was tucked into his collar and couldn't be seen at all.

So, what does he rely on to judge?

The moment Chen Zi lowered his head, the corners of the dark-skinned patient's mouth suddenly raised a slight arc.

"Hey." The male voice in front sighed, "It seems like I said too much."

What says too much?
His nerves set off an alarm for a moment, and Chen Zi immediately wanted to step back, but it was already too late.

The dark-skinned patient who was only a few steps away from her put his hand on the short-haired woman's shoulder, and then pulled her closer.

"You're already here, don't leave so early." The dark-skinned patient walked back to his ward with his arms around the short-haired woman who suddenly became stiff.

There was no one near the door, but the door panel just creaked shut on its own.

"Let's talk about your companions."

The wind took these half words out of the door. When the medical staff working downstairs heard some movement and came up to check, they only saw an empty corridor.

The nurse on the third floor asked secretly whether it was an auditory hallucination, and then walked downstairs, not caring about what happened before on the fourth floor.

At the same time, the black-haired young man walking in the white garden downstairs suddenly stopped and looked up at the building beside him.

When the medical staff leading the way saw people stopping, they also stopped and asked, "Is there any problem?"

The black-haired young man's eyes were staring straight at a certain direction upstairs. His cold and emotionless look made the leader not dare to ask a second question.

After a while, Bai Su said to himself: "Something nasty happened..."

"what?"

"It's nothing." In response to the human who led the way, Bai Su finally withdrew his gaze and smiled at the person twice, "Let's go."

The leader didn't know what happened, he just felt a chill coming from his back.

Humans didn't think much about it, thinking it was because it was cold outside, and it was the cooling season. It was normal to be cold outside, and they were in the south, unlike the north where indoor heating was available.

Speaking of this, the person leading the way complained a few words, saying that they had previously made suggestions to the hospital to replace the central air conditioner or find time to repair it, but the director refused.

"Replace with central air conditioner?"

"Yeah, don't you think the air conditioner in the hospital is not powerful enough? I heard that it was the same one when it was built. It has been repaired over the years and it has long stopped working." The leader complained, and the words became louder and louder. More and more, "Besides, don't you think there is always a strange smell in the hospital when the central air conditioner is turned on?"

"Strange smell?" "It smells a little strange. Anyway, it doesn't smell very fresh. It smells a bit smelly occasionally... We also asked someone to take it apart and take a look at it. We didn't find anything strange. It seemed that it was old and had no effect. Oh no."

The leader complained and complained and talked about more aspects.

For example, in the canteen, the food in the canteen has not improved at all over the years, and the quantity has not increased or decreased. It remains at a strange amount, which can make people full but make people hungry very quickly.

Bai Su asked: "Isn't there any canteen or something like this here?"

The guide replied: "It's too bad. It's built in such a remote area just for peace and quiet. It takes half an hour to drive to the nearest place, not to mention other facilities."

The guide also said that they all send things to the same place, and then people from the hospital bring them over.

To be strict, I feel that prisons are not necessarily as harsh as them.

However, the leader is quite understanding. With such a high salary, he can tolerate some quirks in the work place, and most of the restrictions are aimed at patients. As a medical staff, the leader thinks these are acceptable.

The second time he heard that things needed to be mailed collectively, Bai Su nodded and asked, "Are there any restrictions on the things that can be sent?"

The guide said yes, but not some very dangerous equipment, and he mainly bought some fast food and snacks, and he had never had anything confiscated.

"Anyway - everything I heard is the rule set by the dean."

"The dean here has been here since the beginning of the establishment, and he is quite old."

While chatting, the two walked through the garden outside the mental hospital.

A white railing surrounded the large area, and the surrounding flowers had their own shapes, and some even did not follow seasonal patterns.

The leader looked unperturbed and introduced that this was a by-product of their mental hospital.

Baisu:?
Bai Su: "By-product?"

Leader: "Yes, when treating patients, we will research some new methods, and the by-products will be irrigated here. Who knows if the flowers bloom well, this place will be transformed into a garden."

Not only was it converted into a garden, but a fountain was also added.

Bai Su stood next to the fountain. The plain white body seemed to blind people's eyes under the refraction of the sun, and the water splashed with bits of color.

He stood there without moving, and did not notice that the leader who was walking away was talking to himself for a long time. He turned around after not hearing a "praising" response, and then realized that the person had not followed.

When the leader turned around, he saw a black-haired young man standing by the fountain with his head raised, bathing under the scattered water curtain, staring at the sky without knowing what he was looking at.

The leader glanced at the sky, but didn't see anything external.

Turning his head again, the black-haired young man had lowered his head, his waist half bent, and he was almost buried in the edge of the fountain pool.

The leader quickly called the person's name, but the black-haired young man ignored it and instead reached out and took a handful into the fountain.

Thin and cold water flowed between his fingers. After Baisu finished fishing, he withdrew his hand and stood up straight. He didn't know what he was thinking about.

After a few seconds, he turned his head and asked the human on the side: "Do the flowers here... don't change seasons?"

The leader nodded, and Bai Su asked again: "How often do you pour the so-called by-products?"

The leader calculated it on his fingers. Since it was not a confidential matter, he simply said: "According to the frequency of treatment, it can usually be done once a week."

Then the leader muttered that their employees had also proposed to the leadership why such a good by-product was not promoted, but the superiors declined.

"Hmm...haven't you ever thought about telling anyone?"

"Say? How dare you say that? Don't you have to sign a confidentiality agreement when you join the company? You should have signed it too."

Bai Su recalled something like this, and the paper seemed to have a strange texture, so he touched it a few more times.

If the scene wasn't inappropriate, Bai Su would probably tear it open and take a look. There should be an interlayer inside.

The secret that the humans here cannot speak is now known, and they have all signed a confidentiality agreement.

As for this garden fountain...it's also quite interesting.

The black-haired young man wiped his toes on the ground, leaving several water marks on the porcelain white ground, which seemed to be specific patterns, but they were quickly covered by new water marks.

Baisu didn't stay too long. After looking at the fountain, he continued to follow the humans and walked along a straight path without turns to the outdoor activity venue.

"Generally speaking, patients come from the other side." The leader pointed to a small door connected to the building on the other side. "The side we are walking on is accessible to non-patients. After all, we have to be careful of them escaping. go out."

The guide quickly added that there was no point in escaping. The wall outside was built extremely high and had an electric grid, and the guard was not a vegetarian.

There are usually very few patients in outdoor activity venues, and more people choose to stay indoors. The weather is also good today, and there are more people sunbathing than usual.

Bai Su looked around the event venue and quickly found what he was looking for.

"He, that patient." The black-haired young man pointed in the direction, "Can he come out too?"

The leader looked over where Bai Su was pointing, saw the person being pointed at, and after thinking about the floor where the patient lived, the leader made a no-questions-asked gesture.

"But he almost attacked me yesterday." Bai Su added.

"Oh, you're talking about this." The leader looked used to it. "None of the patients here have a history of assaulting others. That patient has been comforted... and as long as the condition does not worsen, they will not be kept too close."

As for grabbing things, the leader looked at the black-haired young man's neck and collar and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed his words.

After that, the guide went to do his own work. Bai Su went around twice before heading towards the nervous patient from yesterday.

At this moment, the patient was sitting on a bench outside the activity area. He was no longer in the crazy state of yesterday. Instead, he was leaning on the back of the chair and looking up at the sky blankly.

The sky was clear, with a few clouds passing by occasionally.

The patient continued to be in a daze, and even Bai Su's approach did not attract his attention.

Completely different reactions, seeing how effective the hospital's "comfort" measures can make people become so obedient.

Bai Su came closer and stood almost in front of the person's eyes. When he leaned forward again, his entire upper body blocked the view of the patient who was lying on his back.

A shadow fell, and he met the human's blank, stupid gaze.

After waiting for a while, the human didn't respond, and Bai Su asked a medical-related question.

The patient on the chair paused for a moment and slowly spoke out the answer.

(End of this chapter)